"Eritrea has deliberately chosen to obstruct the work of the Monitoring Group. It has consistently and arrogantly refused to allow the Monitoring Group to verify the facts." H.E. Mr. Mohamed Siad Doualeh

"The cost of violence on the global economy in 2015 was an estimated $14.3 trillion or 13.4 per cent of world GDP. That was 10 times the total amount of overseas development assistance. Every time conflict broke out, efforts to synergize the 2030 Agenda and sustain peace would be jeopardized. Investing in peace was urgent and vital. Additional resources for supporting peace must be allocated, and interventions made in a manner that would integrate peace with development." - H.E. Mr. Mohamed Siad Doualeh